tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252932792312090413.post4837722424350272754..comments2018-05-19T19:19:35.593-07:00Comments on Crappy Candle: Guide to Perioral Dermatitis Part 1 - The Basics :: POD FiestaShay Lorseyedinoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252932792312090413.post-70764434190364911632017-11-20T20:03:18.011-08:002017-11-20T20:03:18.011-08:00Wow. Thanks for replying. I don&#39;t know what it...Wow. Thanks for replying. I don&#39;t know what it is or if effed up my skin barrier somehow? Only my chin looks like this (red, patchy dry irritated spots, pustules &amp; papules popping up in the middle of the chin). Sometimes, I&quot;m not sure if to my detriment or not I&#39;ll skip out on moisturizer to avoid clogged pores. <br />One dermatologist i&#39;ve been seeing for the past 6 months just sort of glazed over my suggestion of PO and just surmised that I was really plugged up there and gave me some rosadan metrogel. As an aside I have melasma on my forehead so I have some hormonal stuff going on in general. So i&#39;m mindful about parabens, other chemicals in products.<br /><br />I do find when i can go stretches of time without applying any products (spf, the subsequent cleansers to remove) my skin is sorta better but i still break out eventually every month, it&#39;s still red in the background and it&#39;s not pih. Doing less isn&#39;t curing it and doing more isn&#39;t curing it ( i was getting monthly glycolic peels 40% for the last 5 months). It&#39;s just a clusterfuck that never ends.<br /><br />Anyway thanks again for replying, you&#39;ve got a great website.<br />M2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04172414584803955915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252932792312090413.post-18792255095117491392017-11-19T17:42:26.929-08:002017-11-19T17:42:26.929-08:00This actually sounds very similar to my skin, whic...This actually sounds very similar to my skin, which is prone to hormonal acne AND perioral dermatitis (What fun!). For me personally, the skin on my chin did not tolerate anything except for jojoba/tea tree oil. Foaming/lathering face wash would give me nasty zits, and basically everything else (including moisturizer) would trigger a POD flair. I haven&#39;t washed my chin area with anything but water and a washcloth for several years now, and I stopped getting chin cysts. I only use micellar water periodically if I have worn makeup.<br /><br />Did you get the sodium sulfacetamide from a doctor? If so, ask them if they recommend something else that isn&#39;t a wash. Retin-a tends to irritate POD, so if that&#39;s what you have, you&#39;re probably better off getting the POD under control first. It may be worth it to experiment with different moisturizer (or oils) as well. It can take weeks for a flair to go down, so it&#39;s a bit of a time commitment to figure out what works and what doesn&#39;t.Shay Lorseyedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641891761903836154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252932792312090413.post-62930367522872722312017-11-16T23:06:13.299-08:002017-11-16T23:06:13.299-08:00I&#39;m currently debating whether i have hormonal...I&#39;m currently debating whether i have hormonal chin acne or perioral dermatitis? Like I&#39;m really tempted in sending you a picture so you can diagnose me. lol<br />I&#39;ve been dealing with this for close to two years. It does seem hormonal and i get pustule(s) and/or a couple of papules only in my chin area a week or so before my period. It is very insulin resistant and the severity depends on how restrictive my diet is (paleo) and how much sugar i consume. But the underlying skin on my chin, like the background skin is constantly red. The area behind my nostrils is constantly red and a little rough like i&#39;ve seen in pics of people who have PO. I don&#39;t break out in any other areas.<br />I don&#39;t wear makeup and i use a moisturizer with very few ingredients. I don&#39;t even really exfoliate, or use toners or lots of products. I just use sodium sulfacetamide wash daily.<br />I&#39;m debating on going on retin a but i don&#39;t know if it&#39;ll make this worse.M2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04172414584803955915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252932792312090413.post-74336071561117209412017-10-09T12:45:43.568-07:002017-10-09T12:45:43.568-07:00Huh, Flonase? I never would have put the two toget...Huh, Flonase? I never would have put the two together. That&#39;s awful! Did you ever find a good POD treatment?<br /><br />Sidenote: I&#39;m always fine with link posting, I actually love it :)Shay Lorseyedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641891761903836154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252932792312090413.post-75371463847008241742017-10-09T11:53:10.466-07:002017-10-09T11:53:10.466-07:00I&#39;m with you on this one.....I&#39;ve had it f...I&#39;m with you on this one.....I&#39;ve had it for at least 15 years and was originally prescribed a cortisone cream to control it. I finally found a Dermatologist who told me what it was and said I had to stop the cortisone cream STAT, that the rash would get worse (it did), then get better (it did), that I would have it forever and it would flare and calm itself willy-nilly regardless of what I do. Definitely can&#39;t use fluoride though. Interestingly, not one single Dentist I have ever talked to about this has heard of it. Aren&#39;t they supposed to know about fluoride? The Derm said it was likely a result of trying Flonase for allergies, which does contain a steroid. I only used it for 6 months or so but she said that&#39;s long enough. I just started using my Instagram to track the products I can use so I am posting a link to your blog, I hope you don&#39;t mind, you have lots of great info! :-)Geraldine Fintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588734895355260616noreply@blogger.com